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| Criterion |  Engineering Fault Isolation |  Decision Making Decision Tree |  Decision Making OODA Loop |  Operations Change Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | In technical failures, the visible symptom often gets mixed up with the actual cause. Fault Isolation narrows the fault space and progressively reduces which part of the system is truly affected. | For decisions with follow-on paths and dependencies, a linear comparison is often not enough. A Decision Tree shows how options branch under conditions and which consequences hang on each branch. | In dynamic situations, decisions become outdated faster than they can be prepared. The OODA Loop holds observing, orienting, deciding, and acting together as a recurring rhythm so reaction does not slide into inertia. | For a deviation after a change, the method isolates the influence of the altered condition. It narrows down which differences are relevant and which are just accompanying noise. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-180 min | 30-90 min | 15-60 min je Zyklus | 45-120 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-6 | 1-6 | 1-8 | 2-6 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Fault Isolation Map, Test Log, Excluded Hypotheses, Narrowed Fault Area | Decision Tree, Option Map, Assumption List | Situation Assessment, Decision Loop, Action Updates | Change Matrix, Cause Hypotheses, Validation Questions, Action List |
Tagsno overlap | TroubleshootingDiagnosisEngineering | DecisionTreeOptions | DecisionChangeLearningStrategy | ChangeRoot causeTroubleshootingComparison |